Influence of Partial Cutting Technology and Composition of Parent Stand on Spruce Regeneration

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Abstract

The influence of partial clear cutting technology and composition of parent stand on spruce natural regeneration was analyzed at experimental production facilities of the Leningrad Region, Russia. Partial cuttings were performed in stands of Oxalidosum and Myrtillosum forest types with a relative density of 0.6–0.8. The research revealed the influence of partial cutting on the preservation of spruce undergrowth and determined the relation between the quantity of spruce undergrowth and composition of parent stand.

Authors

N.V. Belyaeva, A.V. Gryazkin, M. Gutal, P.M. Kalinsky St. Petersburg State Forest Technical University named after S.M. Kirov

Affiliation

St. Petersburg State Forest Technical University named after S.M. Kirov

Keywords

forest phytocenosis, partial cutting, gradual cutting, selective cutting, natural reforestation, spruce undergrowth, undergrowth preservation, amount and occurrence of undergrowth.